| Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| honest | truthful; not likely to steal from others |
| honey | a sweet food which is made by bees |
| honk | the loud cry of a wild goose: the noise of a motor horn |
| honour | to show respect for someone or something |
| hood | a loose cloth covering for the head. It is sometimes fastened to a coat or jacket |
| hoof | the hard part of a horse’s foot. Cattle, deer and some other animals also have hooves |
| hook | a curved pointed piece of metal for catching, holding, or pulling things |
| hooligan | a rough noisy person who goes about the streets bullying people and damaging property |
| hoop | a large ring made of metal or wood |
| hoot | to shout scornfully at someone. The same word also means the cry of an owl at night; the sound of a motor horn |
| hop | to jump on one leg or move in short jumps |
| hope | to wish that something may happen, although you know it may not |
| hopeful | hoping; full of hope |
| hopeless | without hope; impossible |
| horde | a crowd or mass of people |
| horizon | the place where the sky and earth appear to meet |
| horn | one of the hard sharp bony parts that grow out of the heads of some animals such as cows and goats. The same word also means a musical instrument that you blow |
| horrible | dreadful; ugly and awful |
| horrid | nasty; very unpleasant |
| horror | a very great fear or loathing |
| horse | an animal used for riding and for pulling carts, coaches and carriages |
| horseback | on the back of a house |
| horseshoe | a curved iron shoe which is nailed to the bottom of a horse’s hoof |
| hose | a long thin tube used for carrying water from a tap. The same word also means socks or stockings |
| hospital | a place where people who are ill or hurt are looked after by doctors and nurses |
| host | a boy or man who has other people as his guests: an old fashioned word for innkeeper. The same word sometimes means a crowd or a large number |
| hostess | a girl or woman who has other people as her guests |
| hot | very warm |
| hotel | a building with many rooms, where you pay for a bedroom and food when you are travelling |
| hound | a hunting dog |
| hounter | someone who hunts wild animals or birds for food or sport |
| hour | 60 minutes |
| house | a building to live in |
| houseboat | a large flat-bottomed boat used as a floating house |
| household | all the people who live in the same house |
| hover | to float or stay in one place in the air |
| how | in what way |
| howl | to make a long loud whining noise |
| hub | the middle of a wheel |
| huddle | crowded closely together, sometime to keep warm |
| hug | to hold someone or something close to you in your arms |
| huge | enormous; very big |
| hum | to make a musical sound in your nose as through you are saying m-m-m-m without opening your mouth |
| human | a man, woman or child. The same word also means having to do with people, not with other animals or plants |
| humble | the opposite of proud or boasting’ meek |
| humorist | someone who makes you laugh at his jokes and sayings |
| humorous | funny; amusing |
| humour | fun; jokes |
| hump | a lump or large bump, often on the back of an animal, like a camel’s hump |
| hunger | a need for food |
Skills involved in Note-talking
Listening and writing down the bare essentials of the talk are the two skills involved in Note - talking.